China, Kazakhstan hold anti-terrorism drill


  • World
  • Saturday, 26 Aug 2006

BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - China and the Central Asian energy power Kazakhstan held a joint "anti-terror" drill involving armed helicopters and anti-riot vehicles on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency cited police officials as saying. 

In a display of growing security ties between the two countries, around 700 police personnel were taking part in the second phase of joint exercises in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, Xinhua cited the police as saying. 

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